Cold War Guided Missiles of the Soviet Union - Cold War Ballistic Missiles of the Soviet Union (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Cold War ballistic missiles of the Soviet Union, Cold War surface-to-air missiles of the Soviet Union, S-300, Strela 2, S-75 Dvina, 2K12 Kub, S-125 Neva/Pechora, 9K31 Strela-1, 9K35 Strela-10, 9K33 Osa, S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna, Kh-23, 2K11 Krug, S-25 Berkut, ABM-1 Galosh, M-11 Shtorm, R-16, Burya, EKR, 53T6, R-5 Pobeda, A-35 anti-ballistic missile system. Excerpt: The S-300 is a series of Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems produced by NPO Almaz, all based on the initial S-300P version. The S-300 system was developed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles for the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Subsequent variations were developed to intercept ballistic missiles. The S-300 was jointly produced by Almaz with Samsung Group of South Korea since 1993. The S-300 system was first deployed by the Soviet Union in 1979, designed for the air defense of large industrial and administrative facilities, military bases, and control of airspace against enemy strike aircraft. The project-managing developer of the S-300 is Russian Almaz corporation (government owned, aka "KB-1") which is currently a part of "Almaz-Antei" Air Defense Concern. S-300 uses missiles developed by MKB "Fakel" design bureau (a separate government corporation, aka "OKB-2"). The S-300 is regarded as one of the most potent anti-aircraft missile systems currently fielded. Its radars have the ability to simultaneously track up to 100 targets while engaging up to 12. S-300 deployment time is five minutes. The S-300 missiles are sealed rounds and require no maintenance over their lifetime. An evolved version of the S-300 system is the S-400 (NATO reporting name SA-21), entering limited service in 2004. Numerous versions have since emerged with different missiles, improved radars, better resistance to countermeasures, longer range and better capabil...